The building of a project team can be one of the first hurdles the future team manager faces. The blame for this can be constraints in terms of resources to fund salaries, lack of adequate or properly trained personnel, unavailability of specialists the manager needs within the project in the...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the matrix organisation in one municipality. It focusses on whether decisions can be based on shared understanding, as well as identifying conflicts and proposed solutions between central administration and the line divisions....

Chapter 1. What got you here will not work now -- chapter 2. Preparing for your leadership -- chapter 3. Understanding your organizational structure -- chapter 4. Gaining influence through volunteering -- chapter 5. Building your coalition -- chapter 6. Gaining influence -- chapter 7. Leadership...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding about the key persons (promoters) in project business organizations. By doing this, the managers may enhance the communication flow by connecting the experts and the executives more efficiently. Design/methodology/approach –...